St Fidelis of Sigmaringen

Fidelis was named Mark Rey when he was born. He studied to become a lawyer and felt called to help the poor. He was known as the “Poor Man’s Lawyer”. He would take the cases of poor people and work for free. He was an honest man who loved to pray. After working as a lawyer for a few years, he became sad at how other lawyers were not being truthful; so he left his work as a lawyer and became a priest. As a priest, he took the name Fidelis which means “faithful”. Fr. Fidelis was sent to Switzerland to preach the Good News of Jesus to people who had left the Catholic Church. He would preach during the day and pray at night. God used Fr. Fidelis' service to bring His people back to the Church. The mission was so successful that many people became angry with Fr. Fidelis, because some people did not want people to follow Jesus. During one of his sermons, a shot was fired at him but the bullet missed. Later, as he was returning home, a group of angry men attacked him and killed him. Before he died, he told the men that he forgave them for what they were doing. Fr. Fidelis was martyred for his faith in Jesus.